Off-Street Loading Requirements. | |
Schedule of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces. | |
Schedule of Permitted Off-Street Parking Spaces in Specified Districts. | |
Schedule of Required Off-Street Freight Loading Spaces in Districts Other Than C-3 and Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts. | |
Required Off-Street Freight Loading and Service Vehicle Spaces in C-3 and Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts. | |
Allowed Off-Street Freight Loading and Service Vehicle Spaces in Downtown Residential (DTR) Districts. | |
Rules for Calculation of Required Spaces. | |
Dimensions for Off-Street Parking, Freight Loading and Service Vehicle Spaces. | |
General Standards as to Location and Arrangement of Off-Street Parking, Freight Loading, and Service Vehicle Facilities. | |
Bicycle Parking: Definitions and Standards. | |
Bicycle Parking: Applicability and Requirements for Specific Uses. | |
Bicycle Parking Requirements for City-owned and Leased Properties. | |
Requirements for Shower Facilities and Lockers. | |
Parking Lots. | |
Exemptions and Exceptions from Off-Street Parking, Freight Loading and Service Vehicle Requirements. | |
Tour Bus Loading Spaces in C-3 Districts. | |
Transportation Management Programs and Transportation Brokerage Services in Commercial and Mixed Use Districts. | |
San Francisco Resident Placement and Training Program. | |
Child-Care Plans and Child-Care Brokerage Services in C-3 Districts. | |
Car Sharing. | |
Parking Costs Separated from Housing Costs in New Residential Buildings. | |
Findings. | |
Definitions. | |
Applicability. | |
Transportation Demand Management Plan Requirements. | |
Monitoring, Reporting and Compliance. | |
Transportation Demand Management Program Standards. | |
(See Interpretations related to this Section.)
(a) General. This Article 1.5 is intended to assure that off-street parking and loading facilities are provided in amounts and in a manner that will be consistent with the objectives and policies of the San Francisco General Plan, as part of a balanced transportation system that makes suitable provision for walking, cycling, public transit, private vehicles, and the movement of goods. With respect to off-street parking, this Article is intended to require facilities where needed but discourage excessive amounts of automobile parking, to avoid adverse effects upon surrounding areas and uses, and to encourage effective use of walking, cycling, and public transit as alternatives to travel by private automobile. No off-street parking or loading is required on any lot whose sole feasible automobile access is across a protected street frontage identified in Section 155(r).
(b) Spaces Required. The requirements for off-street loading spaces for any structure constructed and any use established, whether public or private, after the original effective date of any such requirement applicable to such structure or use shall be as stated in this Article 1.5.
(c) Additions to Structure and Uses.
(1) For any structure or use lawfully existing on such effective date, off-street loading spaces need be provided only in the case of a major addition to such structure or use, and only in the quantity required for the major addition itself. Any lawful deficiency in off-street loading spaces existing on such effective date may be carried forward for the structure or use, apart from such major addition.
(2) For these purposes, a “major addition” is hereby defined as any enlargement, alteration, change of occupancy or increase in intensity of use which would increase the requirement for off-street loading spaces by at least 15%.
(3) Successive additions made after the effective date of an off-street loading requirement shall be considered cumulative, and at the time such additions become major in their total, off-street loading spaces shall be provided as required for such major addition.
(d) Spaces to be Retained. Once any off-street loading space has been provided which wholly meets the requirements of this Code, such off-street loading space shall not thereafter be reduced, eliminated or made unusable in any manner. Any accessory residential parking space may be leased or rented on a monthly basis as provided under Section 204.5(c) of this Code, and such lease or rental shall not be considered a reduction or elimination of required spaces.
(e) Parking in Excess of the Maximum Permitted. Any off-street parking space or spaces which existed lawfully at the effective date of this Section and which have a total number in excess of the maximum permitted off-street parking spaces permitted under Section 151.1 shall be considered noncomplying features pursuant to Section 180(a)(2) and shall be regulated as set forth in Section 188.
(Amended by Ord. 443-78, App. 10/6/78; Ord. 463-87, App. 11/19/87; Ord. 112-08, File No. 080095, App. 6/30/2008; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; Ord. 63-11, File No. 101053, App. 4/7/2011, Eff. 5/7/2011; Ord. 209-12
, File No. 120631, App. 9/28/2012, Eff. 10/28/2012; Ord. 183-13
, File No. 130528, App. 8/7/2013, Eff. 9/6/2013; Ord. 99-17, File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017; Ord. 277-18, File No. 180914, App. 11/20/2018, Eff. 12/21/2018; Ord. 311-18, File No. 181028, App. 12/21/2018, Eff. 1/21/2019)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Divisions (a) and (c)(2) amended; former division (d)(3) amended and redesignated as new division (e) [now (f); see below]; former division (e) deleted; Ord. 63-11, Eff. 5/7/2011. Division (d) amended; Ord. 209-12
, Eff. 10/28/2012. New division (e) added; former division (e) redesignated as (f); Ord. 183-13
, Eff. 9/6/2013. Division (e) amended; Ord. 99-17, Eff. 6/18/2017. Division (a) amended; Ord. 277-18, Eff. 12/21/2018. Section name and divisions (b), (c)(1)- (3), and (d) amended; former division (e) deleted; former division (f) redesignated as division (e); Ord. 311-18, Eff. 1/21/2019.
(See Interpretations related to this Section.)
(a) Applicability. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in the minimum quantities specified in Table 151, except as otherwise provided in Section 151.1 and Section 161 of this Code. Where the building or lot contains uses in more than one of the categories listed, parking requirements shall be calculated in the manner provided in Section 153 of this Code. Where off-street parking is provided which exceeds certain amounts in relation to the quantities specified in Table 151, as set forth in subsection (c), such parking shall be classified not as accessory parking but as either a Principal or a Conditional Use, depending upon the use provisions applicable to the district in which the parking is located. In considering an application for a Conditional Use for any such parking, due to the amount being provided, the Planning Commission shall consider the criteria set forth in Section 303(t) or 303(u) of this Code. Minimum off-street parking requirements shall be reduced, to the extent needed, when such reduction is part of a Development Project’s compliance with the Transportation Demand Management Program set forth in Section 169 of this Code.
(b) Minimum Parking Required.
Use or Activity | Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces Required |
Use or Activity | Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces Required |
RESIDENTIAL USES | |
Dwelling | None required. P up to 1.5 parking spaces for each Dwelling Unit. |
Dwelling, in the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District | |
Dwelling, in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District | None required. P up to 0.5 parking spaces for each Dwelling Unit; NP above preceding ratio. |
Dwelling, in the Pacific Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District | None required. P up to 0.5 parking spaces for each Dwelling Unit; C up to one car for each Dwelling Unit; NP above preceding ratios. |
Group Housing of any kind | None required. |
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES | |
Agricultural Use Category | |
Agricultural Uses* | None required |
Greenhouse | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 4,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area, where the Occupied Floor Area exceeds 5,000 square feet. |
Automotive Use Category | |
Automotive Uses | None required. |
Entertainment, Arts and Recreation Use Category | |
Entertainment, Arts and Recreation Uses* | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 200 square feet of Occupied Floor Area, where the Occupied Floor Area exceeds 5,000 square feet. |
Arts Activities, except theater or auditorium spaces | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 2,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area, where the Occupied Floor Area exceeds 7,500 square feet. |
Sports Stadium | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 15 seats. |
Theater or auditorium | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 8 seats up to 1,000 seats where the number of seats exceeds 50 seats, plus 1.5 parking spaces for each 10 seats in excess of 1,000. |
Industrial Use Category | |
Industrial Uses* | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 2,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area, where the Occupied Floor Area exceeds 10,000 square feet. |
Live/Work Units | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 2,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area, where the Occupied Floor Area exceeds 7,500 square feet, except in RH or RM Districts, within which the requirement shall be one space for each Live/Work Unit. |
Institutional Uses Category | |
Institutional Uses* | None required. |
Child Care Facility | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 25 children to be accommodated at any one time, where the number of such children exceeds 24. |
Hospital | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 8 beds excluding bassinets or for each 2,400 square feet of Occupied Floor Area devoted to sleeping rooms, whichever results in the greater requirement, provided that these requirements shall not apply if the calculated number of spaces is no more than two. |
Post-Secondary Educational Institution | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each two classrooms. |
Religious Institution | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 20 seats by which the number of seats in the main auditorium exceeds 200. |
Residential Care Facility | None required. Maximum in RH-1 and RH-2 Districts, 1.5 parking spaces for each 10 beds where the number of beds exceeds nine. |
School | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each six classrooms. |
Trade School | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each two classrooms. |
Sales and Service Category | |
Retail Sales and Services* | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area up to 20,000 where the Occupied Floor Area exceeds 5,000 square feet, plus 1.5 spaces for each 250 square feet of Occupied Floor Area in excess of 20,000. |
Eating and Drinking Uses | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 200 square feet of Occupied Floor Area, where the Occupied Floor Area exceeds 5,000 square feet. |
Health Services | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 300 square feet of Occupied Floor Area, where the Occupied Floor Area exceeds 5,000 square feet. |
Hotel in NC Districts | None required. Maximum 1.2 parking spaces for each guest bedroom. |
Hotel in districts other than NC | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 16 guest bedrooms where the number of guest bedrooms exceeds 23, plus one for the manager’s Dwelling Unit, if any. |
Mortuary | Eight |
Motel | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each guest unit, plus one for the manager’s Dwelling Unit, if any. |
Retail space devoted to the handling of bulky merchandise such as motor vehicles, machinery or furniture | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area, where the Occupied Floor Area exceeds 5,000 square feet. |
Retail Greenhouse or plant nursery | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 4,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area, where the Occupied Floor Area exceeds 5,000 square feet. |
Self-Storage | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for every three self-storage units. |
Non-Retail Sales and Services* | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area, where the Occupied Floor Area exceeds 5,000 square feet. |
Commercial Storage or Wholesale Storage | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 2,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area, where the Occupied Floor Area exceeds 10,000 square feet. |
Office | None required. Maximum 1.5 parking spaces for each 500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area, where the Occupied Floor Area exceeds 5,000 square feet. |
Utility and Infrastructure Category | |
Utility and infrastructure uses | None required. |
* Not listed below
(c) Where no parking is required for a use by this Section 151, the maximum permitted shall be one space per 2,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area of use, three spaces where the use or activity has zero Occupied Floor Area or the maximum specified elsewhere in this Section.
(Amended by Ord. 443-78, App. 10/6/78; Ord. 69-87, App. 3/13/87; Ord. 445-87, App. 11/12/87; Ord. 537-88, App. 12/16/88; Ord. 412-88, App. 9/10/88; Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; Ord. 32-91, App. 1/25/91; Ord. 368-94, App. 11/4/94; Ord. 217-05, File No. 050865, App. 8/19/2005; Ord. 129-06, File No, 060372, App. 6/22/2006; Ord. 112-08, File No. 080095, App. 6/30/2008; Ord. 51-09, File No. 081620, App. 4/2/2009; Ord. 77-10, File No. 091165, App. 4/16/2010; Ord. 109-11, File No. 101350, App. 6/29/2011, Eff. 7/29/2011; Ord. 232-14
, File No. 120881, App. 11/26/2014, Eff. 12/26/2014; Ord. 14-15
, File No. 141210, App. 2/13/2015, Eff. 3/15/2015; Ord. 34-17, File No. 160925, App. 2/17/2017, Eff. 3/19/2017; Ord. 99-17, File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017; Ord. 196-17, File No. 170419, App. 10/5/2017, Eff. 11/4/2017; Ord. 205-17, File No. 170418, App. 11/3/2017, Eff. 12/3/2017; Ord. 202-18, File No. 180557, App. 8/10/2018, Eff. 9/10/2018; Ord. 311-18, File No. 181028, App. 12/21/2018, Eff. 1/21/2019)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Introductory paragraph amended and designated division (a); Table 151 amended and designated division (b); Ord. 109-11, Eff. 7/29/2011. Division (a) and (b) amended; division (c) added; Ord. 232-14
, Eff. 12/26/2014. Table 151 amended; Ord. 14-15
, Eff. 3/15/2015. Division (a) amended; Ord. 34-17, Eff. 3/19/2017. Divisions (a), (b), and (c) amended; former divisions (c)(1), (2), (4), and (5) deleted; division (c)(3) amended and redesignated division (c)(1); division (c)(2) added; Ord. 99-17, Eff. 6/18/2017. Division (b) amended; Ord. 196-17, Eff. 11/4/2017. Division (a) and Table 151 amended; Ord. 205-17, Eff. 12/3/2017. Table 151 amended; Ord. 202-18, Eff. 9/10/2018. Table 151 amended; former divisions (c)-(c)(1) deleted; former division (c)(2) redesignated as division (c); Ord. 311-18, Eff. 1/21/2019.
(a) Applicability. This Section 151.1 shall apply only to NCT, RC, RCD, RTO, Mixed Use, M-1, PDR-1-D, PDR-1-G, and C-3 Districts, and to the Broadway, Excelsior Outer Mission Street, Japantown, North Beach, Polk, and Pacific Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Districts.1
(b) Controls. Off-street accessory parking shall not be required for any use, and the quantities of off-street parking specified in Table 151.1 shall serve as the maximum amount of off-street parking that may be provided as accessory to the uses specified. Variances from accessory off-street parking limits, as described in this Section 151.1, may not be granted. Where off-street parking is provided that exceeds the quantities specified in Table 151.1 or as explicitly permitted by this Section, such parking shall be classified not as accessory parking but as either a principally permitted or Conditional Use, depending upon the use provisions applicable to the district in which the parking is located. In considering an application for a Conditional Use for any such parking due to the amount being provided, the Planning Commission shall consider the criteria set forth in Sections 303(t) or 303(u) of this Code.
(c) Definition. Where a number or ratio of spaces are described in Table 151.1, such number or ratio shall refer to the total number of parked cars accommodated in the project proposal, regardless of the arrangement of parking, and shall include all spaces accessed by mechanical means, valet, or non-independently accessible means. For the purposes of determining the total number of cars parked, the area of an individual parking space, except for those spaces specifically designated for persons with physical disabilities, may not exceed 185 square feet, including spaces in tandem, or in parking lifts, elevators or other means of vertical stacking. Any off-street surface area accessible to motor vehicles with a width of 7.5 feet and a length of 17 feet (127.5 square feet) not otherwise designated on plans as a parking space may be considered and counted as an off-street parking space at the discretion of the Zoning Administrator if the Zoning Administrator, in considering the possibility for tandem and valet arrangements, determines that such area is likely to be used for parking a vehicle on a regular basis and that such area is not necessary for the exclusive purpose of vehicular circulation to the parking or loading facilities otherwise permitted.
(d) Car-Share Parking. Any off-street parking space dedicated for use as a car-share parking space, as defined in Section 166, shall not be credited toward the total parking permitted as accessory in this Section.
Use or Activity | Number of Off-Street Car Parking Spaces or Space Devoted to Off-Street Car Parking Permitted |
Use or Activity | Number of Off-Street Car Parking Spaces or Space Devoted to Off-Street Car Parking Permitted |
RESIDENTIAL USES | |
Dwelling Units in RH-DTR Districts | P up to one car for each two Dwelling Units; C up to one car for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and procedures of Section 151.1(e); NP above one space per unit. |
Dwelling Units in SB-DTR Districts, except as specified below | P up to one car for each four Dwelling Units; C up to 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and procedures of Section 151.1(e); NP above 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit. |
Dwelling Units in SB-DTR Districts with at least 2 bedrooms and at least 1,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area | P up to one car for each four Dwelling Units; C up to one car for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and procedures of Section 151.1(e); NP above one car for each Dwelling Unit. |
Dwelling Units in C-3 Districts | P up to one car for each two Dwelling Units; C up to 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and procedures of Section 151.1(e); NP above three cars for each four Dwelling Units. |
Dwelling Units in the Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District | P up to one car for each four Dwelling Units; NP above .25 cars for each Dwelling Unit. |
Dwelling Units and SRO Units in SALI, MUG outside of the Central SoMa SUD, WMUG, MUR, MUO, WMUO, SPD Districts, except as specified below | P up to one car for each four Dwelling or SRO Units; C up to 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and conditions and procedures of Section 151.1(e) or (f); NP above 0.75 cars for each Dwelling or SRO Unit. |
Dwelling Units in SALI, MUG outside of the Central SoMa SUD, WMUG, MUR, MUO, WMUO, and SPD Districts with at least two bedrooms and at least 1,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area | P up to one car for each four Dwelling Units; C up to one car for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and conditions and procedures of Section 151.1(e) or (f); NP above one car for each Dwelling Unit. |
Dwelling Units and SRO Units in NCT, RC, RCD, RSD, Chinatown Mixed Use Districts, except as specified below | P up to one car for each two Dwelling or SRO Units; C up to 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and procedures of Section 151.1(e); NP above 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit. |
Dwelling Units and SRO Units in the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District | |
Dwelling Units and SRO Units in the Broadway and North Beach Neighborhood Commercial Districts outside of the boundaries of the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District | |
Dwelling Units in the Glen Park and Ocean Avenue NCT Districts and the Excelsior Outer Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial District | P up to one car for each unit; NP above. |
Dwelling Units in the Japantown NC District | P up to 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit, C up to 1.0 cars for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and procedures of Section 151.1(e); NP above. |
Dwelling Units within the Central SoMa SUD | P up to one car for each four Dwelling Units; C above 0.25 and up to 0.5 cars for each Dwelling Unit. |
Dwelling Units in RTO, RED and RED-MX Districts, except as specified below | P up to three cars for each four Dwelling Units; C up to one car for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and procedures of Section 151.1(e) or (f); NP above one car for each Dwelling Unit. |
Dwelling Units in UMU Districts, except as specified below | P up to 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit; NP above. |
Dwelling Units in UMU District with at least 2 bedrooms and at least 1,000 square feet of occupied floor area | P up to 1 car for each Dwelling Unit and subject to the conditions of 151.1(e); NP above. |
Group Housing of any kind | P up to one car for each three bedrooms or for each six beds, whichever results in the greater requirement, plus one for the manager's Dwelling Unit if any. NP above. |
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES IN C-3 DISTRICTS | |
All non-residential uses in C-3 Districts | Not to exceed 7% of Occupied Floor Area of such uses, except not to exceed 3.5% of Occupied Floor Area in the C-3-O(SD) District, and subject to the pricing conditions of Section 155(g). |
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES IN DISTRICTS OTHER THAN C-3 | |
Non-residential, non-office uses in PDR-1-D, PDR-1-G, and UMU Districts | P up to 50% greater than indicated for the uses specified below. |
Entertainment, Arts, and Recreation Uses Category | |
Arts Activities, except theaters and auditoriums | P up to one car for each 200 square feet of Occupied Floor Area. |
Sports Stadium | P up to one car for each 15 seats. |
Theater or auditorium | P up to one car for each eight seats up to 1,000 seats, plus one for each 10 seats in excess of 1,000. |
Industrial Uses Category | |
Industrial Uses* | P up to one car for each 1,500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area. |
Small Enterprise Workspace | P up to one car for each 1,500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area. |
Institutional Uses Category | |
Institutional Uses* | P up to one car per 1,500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area. NP above. |
Child Care Facility | P up to one car for each 25 children to be accommodated at any one time. |
Hospital | P up to one car for each 8 guest beds excluding bassinets or for each 2,400 square feet of Occupied Floor Area devoted to sleeping rooms, whichever results in the lesser requirement. |
Post-Secondary Educational Institution | P up to one car for each two classrooms. |
Religious Institution | P up to one car for each 20 seats. |
Residential Care Facility | P up to one car for each 10 beds. |
School | P up to one car for each six classrooms. |
Trade School | P up to one car for each two classrooms. |
Sales and Services Category | |
Retail Sales and Services* | P up to one car for each 500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area up to 20,000 square feet, plus one car for each 250 square feet of Occupied Floor Area in excess of 20,000. |
Eating and Drinking Uses | P up to one car for each 200 square feet of Occupied Floor Area. |
All retail in the Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts where any portion of the parcel is within the Central SoMa Special Use District or is less than 1/4 mile from Market, Mission, 3rd Streets and 4th Street north of Berry Street, except grocery stores of over 20,000 gross square feet. | P up to one for each 1,500 square feet of Gross Floor Area. |
General Grocery uses with over 20,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area | |
Health Service | P up to one for each 300 square feet of Occupied Floor Area. |
Hotel | P up to one car for each 16 guest bedrooms, plus one for the manager's Dwelling Unit, if any. |
Limited Corner Commercial Uses in RTO and RM districts authorized under Section 231. | None permitted. |
Mortuary | P up to five cars. |
Motel | P up to one car for each guest unit, plus one for the manager's Dwelling Unit, if any. |
Retail plant nursery | P up to one car for each 4,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area. Such uses exceeding 20,000 square feet shall be subject to the conditions of Section 303(u)(2). |
Retail space devoted to the handling of bulky merchandise such as motor vehicles, machinery, or furniture | P up to one car for each 1,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area. Such uses exceeding 20,000 square feet shall be subject to the conditions of Section 303(u)(2). |
Self-Storage | P up to one car for each three self-storage units. |
Non-Retail Sales and Services* | P up to one car per 1,500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area. |
Commercial Storage or Wholesale Storage | P up to one car for each 2,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area. |
Office uses in DTR, SPD, MUG, WMUG, MUR, WMUO, and MUO Districts | P up to 7% of the Occupied Floor Area of such uses and subject to the pricing conditions of Section 155(g); NP above. |
Office uses in the Central SoMa Special Use District | P up to one car per 3,500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area. |
Office uses in Chinatown Mixed Use Districts | P up to 7% of the Occupied Floor Area of such uses; NP above. |
Office uses in M-1, UMU, SALI, PDR-1-D, and PDR-1-G Districts, except as specified below | P up to one car per 1,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area and subject to the pricing conditions of Section 155(g); NP above. |
Office uses in M-1, UMU, SALI, PDR-1-D, and PDR-1-G Districts where the entire parcel is greater than ¼-mile from Market, Mission, 3rd Streets and 4th Street north of Berry Street | P up to one car per 500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area; NP above. |
Utility and Infrastructure Uses Category | |
Utility and Infrastructure Uses | P up to one car per 1,500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area. NP above. |
* Not listed below
(e) Excess Residential Parking. Any request for accessory residential parking, in excess of what is principally permitted in Table 151.1, shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission as a Conditional Use. In MUG, WMUG, MUR, MUO, RED, RED-MX, and SPD Districts, any project subject to Section 329 and that requests residential accessory parking in excess of that which is principally permitted in Table 151.1, but which does not exceed the maximum amount stated in Table 151.1, shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission according to the procedures of Section 329. Projects that are not subject to Section 329 shall be reviewed under the procedures detailed in subsection (f) below.
(f) Small Residential Projects in MUG, WMUG, MUR, MUO, CMUO, WMUO, RED, RED-MX and SPD Districts. Any project that is not subject to the requirements of Section 329 and that requests residential accessory parking in excess of what is principally permitted in Table 151.1 shall be reviewed by the Zoning Administrator subject to Section 307(i). The Zoning Administrator may grant parking in excess of what is principally permitted in Table 151.1, not to exceed the maximum amount stated in Table 151.1, only if the Zoning Administrator determines that:
(1) all the following conditions have been met:
(A) Vehicle movement on or around the project does not unduly impact pedestrian spaces or movement, transit service, bicycle movement, or the overall traffic movement in the district;
(B) Accommodating excess accessory parking does not degrade the overall urban design quality of the project proposal;
(C) All above-grade parking is architecturally screened and lined with active uses according to the standards of Section 145.1, and the project sponsor is not requesting any exceptions or variances requiring such treatments elsewhere in this Code; and
(D) Excess accessory parking does not diminish the quality and viability of existing or planned streetscape enhancements.
(2) parking is not accessed from any protected Transit or Pedestrian Street described in Section 155(r), and
(3) where more than 10 spaces are proposed at least half of them, rounded down to the nearest whole number, are stored and accessed by mechanical stackers or lifts, valet, or other space-efficient means that reduces space used for parking and maneuvering, and maximizes other uses.
(g) Excess Parking for Non-Residential Uses greater than 20,000 square feet. Where permitted by Table 151.1 for a Non-Residential Use greater than 20,000 square feet, any request for accessory parking in excess of what is principally permitted in Table 151.1, but which does not exceed the maximum amount stated in Table 151.1, shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission as a Conditional Use.
(Added by Ord. 217-05, File No. 050865, App. 8/19/2005; amended by Ord. 129-06, File No, 060372, App. 6/22/2006; Ord. 72-08, File No. 071157, App. 4/3/2008; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; Ord. 61-09, File No. 090181, App. 4/17/2009; Ord. 286-10, File No. 100829, App. 11/18/2010; Ord. 25-11, File No. 101464, App. 2/24/2011, Eff. 3/26/2011; Ord. 63-11, File No. 101053, App. 4/7/2011, Eff. 5/7/2011; Ord. 109-11, File No. 101350, App. 6/29/2011, Eff. 7/29/2011; Ord. 196-11
, File No. 110786, App. 10/4/2011, Eff. 11/3/2011; Ord. 35-12
, File No. 111305, App. 2/21/2012, Eff. 3/22/2012; Ord. 182-12
, File No. 120665, App. 8/8/2012, Eff. 9/7/2012; Ord. 42-13
, File No. 130002, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013; Ord. 56-13
, File No. 130062, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013; Ord. 227-14
, File No. 120796, App. 11/13/2014, Eff. 12/13/2014; Ord. 228-14
, File No. 120814, App. 11/13/2014, Eff. 12/13/2014; Ord. 232-14
, File No. 120881, App. 11/26/2014, Eff. 12/26/2014; Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015; Ord. 126-15
, File No. 150081, App. 7/17/2015, Eff. 8/16/2015; Ord. 127-15
, File No. 150082, App. 7/17/2015, Eff. 8/16/2015; Ord. 229-15
, File No. 151126, App. 12/22/2015, Eff. 1/21/2016; Ord. 99-17, File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017; Ord. 196-17, File No. 170419, App. 10/5/2017, Eff. 11/4/2017; Ord. 205-17, File No. 170418, App. 11/3/2017, Eff. 12/3/2017; Ord. 202-18, File No. 180557, App. 8/10/2018, Eff. 9/10/2018; Ord. 296-18, File No. 180184, App. 12/12/2018, Eff. 1/12/2019; Ord. 126-20, File No. 200559, App. 7/31/2020, Eff. 8/31/2020)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Former second division (d) redesignated as new division (e), former divisions (e)-(g) redesignated as (f)-(h) and internal references adjusted accordingly; divisions (e), (f), and (g) amended and divisions (e)(2), (f)(2), and (g)(2) added; Ord. 286-10, Eff. 12/19/2010. Divisions (a), (c), and (d), Table 151.1, and division (g) amended; Ord. 25-11, Eff. 3/26/2011. Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 63-11, Eff. 5/7/2011. Division (a), Table 151.1, divisions (f)(1)(B), (g), and (g)(1)(A)(iii) amended; division (i) added; Ord. 109-11, Eff. 7/29/2011. Table 151.1 amended; former divisions (h)(A), (h)(B), and (h)(C) redesignated as (h)(1), (h)(2), and (h)(3); Ord. 196-11
, Eff. 11/3/2011. Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 35-12
, Eff. 3/22/2012. Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 182-12
, Eff. 9/7/2012. Division (a), Table 151.1, and divisions (g) and (h) amended; Ord. 42-13
, Eff. 4/27/2013. Table 151.1 and division (f)(1)(C) amended; Ord. 56-13
, Eff. 4/27/2013. Division (a) and Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 227-14
, Eff. 12/13/2014. Division (a) and Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 228-14
, Eff. 12/13/2014. Division (a), Table 151.1, and divisions (e) and (f) amended; former division (f)(1)(B) deleted and former divisions (f)(1)(C) and (D) redesignated as (f)(1)(B) and (C) and current division (f)(1)(C) amended; division (g) amended; Ord. 232-14
, Eff. 12/26/2014. Divisions (a), (f), and (g) amended; Ord. 22-15, Eff. 3/22/2015. Division (a) and Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 126-15
, Eff. 8/16/2015. Division (a) and Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 127-15
, Eff. 8/16/2015. Division (a) and Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 229-15
, Eff. 1/21/2016. Divisions (a), (b), and Table 151.1 amended; former divisions (e)-(e)(2)(B) deleted; former division (f) amended and redesignated as division (e); former divisions (f)(1)-(2) and (g)-(g)(2) deleted; former division (h) redesignated as (f) and current divisions (f), (f)(1), and (f)(3) amended; divisions (f)(1)(A)-(D) and (g) added; former division (i) deleted; Ord. 99-17, Eff. 6/18/2017. Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 196-17, Eff. 11/4/2017. Division (a) amended; Ord. 205-17, Eff. 12/3/2017. Division (a), Table 151.1, and division (e) amended; Ord. 202-18, Eff. 9/10/2018. Table 151.1 and division (f) amended; Ord. 296-18, Eff. 1/12/2019. Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 126-20, Eff. 8/31/2020.
CODIFICATION NOTE
1. Multiple recent ordinances have amended this section. Some of those ordinances do not account for changes made by earlier legislation. Many of those ordinances, however, have included “Scope of Ordinance” clauses to the effect that “[i]n enacting this ordinance, the Board of Supervisors intends to amend only [material] that [is] explicitly shown in this ordinance as [altered].” See, e.g., § 10 of Ord. 22-15. The codifier has set out this section, particularly its division (a), in accordance with the principles expressed the “Scope of Ordinance” clauses.
In districts other than C-3 and Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts, off-street freight loading spaces shall be provided in the minimum quantities specified in the following table, except as otherwise provided in Section 152.2 and Section 161 of this Code. The measurement of Occupied Floor Area shall be as defined in this Code, except that non-accessory parking spaces and driveways and maneuvering areas incidental thereto shall not be counted. In accordance with Section 210.5, this Section 152 shall not apply to Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse projects.
Use or Activity | Occupied Floor Area of Structure or Use (sq. ft.) | Number of Off-Street Freight Loading Spaces Required |
Use or Activity | Occupied Floor Area of Structure or Use (sq. ft.) | Number of Off-Street Freight Loading Spaces Required |
Retail Sales and Services and Industrial uses. | 0 - 10,000 | 0 |
10,001 - 60,000 | 1 | |
60,001 - 100,000 | 2 | |
over 100,000 | 3 plus 1 for each additional 80,000 sq. ft. | |
All other uses not included above | 0 - 100,000 | 0 |
100,001 - 200,000 | 1 | |
200,001 - 500,000 | 2 | |
over 500,000 | 3 plus 1 for each additional 400,000 sq. ft. | |
(Amended by Ord. 414-85, App. 9/17/85; Ord. 412-88, App. 9/10/88; Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; Ord. 217-05, File No. 050865, App. 8/19/2005; Ord. 72-08, File No. 071157, App. 4/3/2008; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; Ord. 99-17, File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017; Ord. 296-18, File No. 180184, App. 12/12/2018, Eff. 1/12/2019; Ord. 159-23, File No. 230732, App. 7/28/2023, Eff. 8/28/2023)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
In C-3 and Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts, off-street freight loading spaces shall be provided in the minimum quantities specified in the following Table 152.1, except as otherwise provided in Sections 153(a)(6), 161, and as stated below in this Section 152.1. Notwithstanding the requirements of this Section, including Table 152.1, no building in the C-3-O(SD) district shall be required to provide more than six off-street freight loading or service vehicle spaces in total. The measurement of Occupied Floor Area shall be as defined in this Code, except that non-accessory parking spaces and driveways and maneuvering areas incidental thereto shall not be counted. In accordance with Section 210.5, this Section 152.1 shall not apply to Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse projects.
For projects in the Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts that are subject to Section 329, the Planning Commission may waive these requirements pursuant to the procedures of Section 329 if it finds that the design of the project, particularly ground floor frontages, would be improved and that such loading could be sufficiently accommodated on adjacent Streets and Alleys. For projects in the Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts that are not subject to Section 329, the Zoning Administrator may administratively waive these requirements pursuant to Section 307(h) and the criteria identified above which apply to projects subject to Section 329.
Use or Activity | Occupied Floor Area of Structure or Use (sq. ft.) | Number of Off-Street Freight Loading Spaces Required |
Use or Activity | Occupied Floor Area of Structure or Use (sq. ft.) | Number of Off-Street Freight Loading Spaces Required |
Non-Retail Sales and Services Uses, except as listed below | 0.1 space per 10,000 sq. ft. of Occupied Floor Area (to closest whole number per Section 153) | |
Retail Sales and Services Uses, except as listed below | 0 - 10,000 | 0 |
10,001 - 30,000 | 1 | |
30,001 - 50,000 | 2 | |
over 50,000 | 1 space per 25,000 sq. ft. of Occupied Floor Area (to closest whole number per Section 153) | |
Wholesaling, manufacturing , and all other uses primarily engaged in handling goods, and Live/Work Units within existing buildings, within Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts | 0 - 10,000 | 0 |
10,001 - 50,000 | 1 | |
over 50,000 | 0.21 spaces per 10,000 sq. ft. of Occupied Floor Area (to closest whole number pursuant to Section 153) | |
Hotels, Residential Uses, Live/Work Units not included above, and all other uses not included above | 0 - 100,000 | 0 |
100,001 - 200,000 | 1 | |
200,001 - 500,000 | 2 | |
over 500,000 | 3 plus 1 space for each additional 400,000 sq. ft. of Occupied Floor Area | |
(Added by Ord. 414-85, App. 9/17/85; amended by Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; Ord. 182-12
, File No. 120665, App. 8/8/2012, Eff. 9/7/2012; Ord. 99-17, File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017; Ord. 296-18, File No. 180184, App. 12/12/2018, Eff. 1/12/2019; Ord. 159-23, File No. 230732, App. 7/28/2023, Eff. 8/28/2023)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
First undesignated paragraph amended; Ord. 182-12
, Eff. 9/7/2012. Section and Table 152.1 amended; Ord. 99-17, Eff. 6/18/2017. Section header, section, and Table 152.1 amended; Ord. 296-18, Eff. 1/12/2019. First undesignated paragraph amended; Ord. 159-23, Eff. 8/28/2023.
In DTR districts, off-street freight loading spaces shall be provided in the maximum quantities specified in the following Table 152.2, except as otherwise provided in Sections 153(a)(6) and 161 of this Code. The measurement of Occupied Floor Area shall be as defined in this Code, except that non-accessory parking spaces and driveways and maneuvering areas incidental thereto shall not be counted.
Use or Activity | Size of Use | Number of Off-Street Freight Loading Spaces Permitted |
Non-Residential Uses | 0 - 50,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area | 1 |
over 50,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area | 1 space per 50,000 sq. ft. of Occupied Floor Area | |
All Residential Uses, including Dwelling Units, Group Housing, and SRO Units | 0 - 100 units | 1 |
101 units or more | 1, plus 1 additional loading space for every 200 units over 100 | |
Total Number of Loading Spaces Allowed for Any Single Project (all uses) | 4 |
AMENDMENT HISTORY
(See Interpretations related to this Section.)
(1) In the case of mixed uses in the same structure, on the same lot or in the same development, or more than one type of activity involved in the same use, the total requirements for off-street parking and loading spaces shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses or activities computed separately, including fractional values.
(2) Where an initial quantity of floor area, rooms, seats or other form of measurement is exempted from off-street parking or loading requirements, such exemption shall apply only once to the aggregate of that form of measurement. If the initial exempted quantity is exceeded, for either a structure or a lot or a development, the requirement shall apply to the entire such structure, lot or development, unless the contrary is specifically stated in this Code. In combining the requirements for use categories in mixed use buildings, all exemptions for initial quantities of square footage for the uses in question shall be disregarded, excepting the exemption for the initial quantity which is the least among all the uses in question.
(3) Where a structure or use is divided by a zoning district boundary line, the requirements as to quantity of off-street parking and loading spaces shall be calculated in proportion to the amount of such structure or use located in each zoning district.
(4) Where seats are used as the form of measurement, each 22 inches of space on benches, pews and similar seating facilities shall be considered one seat.
(5) When the calculation of the required number of off-street parking or freight loading spaces results in a fractional number, a fraction of ½ or more shall be adjusted to the next higher whole number of spaces, and a fraction of less than ½ may be disregarded.
(6) In C-3, MUG, MUR, MUO, CMUO, and UMU, substitution of two service vehicle spaces for each required off-street freight loading space may be made, provided that a minimum of 50 percent of the required number of spaces are provided for freight loading. Where the 50 percent allowable substitution results in a fraction, the fraction shall be disregarded.
(Amended by Ord. 414-85, App. 9/17/85; Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; Ord. 217-05, File No. 050865, App. 8/19/2005; Ord. 72-08, File No. 071157, App. 4/3/2008; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; Ord. 183-13
, File No. 130528, App. 8/7/2013, Eff. 9/6/2013; Ord. 296-18, File No. 180184, App. 12/12/2018, Eff. 1/12/2019)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
(a) Parking Spaces. Required parking spaces may be either independently accessible or space-efficient as described in 154(a)(4) and 154(a)(5), except as required elsewhere in the Building Code for spaces specifically designated for persons with physical disabilities. Space-efficient parking is encouraged.
(1) Each independently accessible off-street parking space shall have a minimum area of 144 square feet (8 feet by 18 feet) for a standard space and 112.5 square feet for a compact space (7.5 feet by 15 feet), except for the types of parking spaces authorized by Paragraph (a)(4) below and spaces specifically designated for persons with physical disabilities, the requirements for which are set forth in the Building Code. Every required space shall be of usable shape. The area of any such space shall be exclusive of driveways, aisles and maneuvering areas. The parking space requirements for the Bernal Heights Special Use District are set forth in Section 242.
(2) Any ratio of standard spaces to compact spaces may be permitted, so long as compact car spaces are specifically marked and identified as a compact space. Special provisions relating to the Bernal Heights Special Use District are set forth in Section 242.
(3) Off-street parking spaces in DTR, C-3, RTO, NCT, Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use, PDR-1-D, and PDR-1-G Districts shall have no minimum area or dimension requirements, except as required elsewhere in the Building Code for spaces specifically designated for persons with physical disabilities. For all uses in all Districts for which there is no minimum off-street parking requirement, per Section 151.1, refer to 151.1(c) for rules regarding calculation of parking spaces.
(4) Parking spaces in mechanical parking structures that allow a vehicle to be accessed without having to move another vehicle under its own power shall be deemed to be independently accessible. Parking spaces that are accessed by a valet attendant and are subject to such conditions as may be imposed by the Zoning Administrator to insure the availability of attendant service at the time the vehicle may reasonably be needed or desired by the user for whom the space is required, shall be deemed to be independently accessible. Any conditions imposed by the Zoning Administrator pursuant to this Section shall be recorded as a Notice of Special Restriction.
(5) Space-efficient parking is parking in which vehicles are stored and accessed by valet, mechanical stackers or lifts, certain tandem spaces, or other space-efficient means. Tandem spaces shall only count towards satisfying the parking requirement if no more than one car needs to be moved to access the desired parking space. Space-efficient parking is encouraged, and may be used to satisfy minimum-parking requirements so long as the project sponsor can demonstrate that all required parking can be accommodated by the means chosen.
(6) Ground floor ingress and egress to any off-street parking spaces provided for a structure or use, and all spaces to be designated as preferential carpool or van pool parking, and their associated driveways, aisles and maneuvering areas, shall maintain a minimum vertical clearance of seven feet.
(b) Freight Loading and Service Vehicle Spaces. Every required off-street freight loading space shall have a minimum length of 35 feet, a minimum width of 12 feet, and a minimum vertical clearance including entry and exit of 14 feet, except as provided below.
(1) Minimum dimensions specified herein shall be exclusive of platform, driveways and maneuvering areas except that minimum vertical clearance must be maintained to accommodate variable truck height due to driveway grade.
(2) The first such space required for any structure or use shall have a minimum width of 10 feet, a minimum length of 25 feet, and a minimum vertical clearance, including entry and exit, of 12 feet.
(3) Each substituted service vehicle space provided under Section 153(a)(6) of this Code shall have a minimum width of eight feet, a minimum length of 20 feet, and a minimum vertical clearance of seven feet.
(Amended by Ord. 414-85, App. 9/17/85; Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; Ord. 32-91, App. 1/25/91; Ord. 217-05, File No. 050865, App. 8/19/2005; Ord. 129-06, File No. 060372, App. 6/22/2006; Ord. 72-08, File No. 071157, App. 4/3/2008; Ord. 112-08, File No. 080095, App. 6/30/2008; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; Ord. 188-15
, File No. 150871, App. 11/4/2015, Eff. 12/4/2015; Ord. 296-18, File No. 180184, App. 12/12/2018, Eff. 1/12/2019)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
(See Interpretations related to this Section.)
Required off-street parking and freight loading facilities shall meet the following standards as to location and arrangement. Facilities which are not required but are actually provided shall also meet the following standards unless such standards are stated to be applicable solely to required facilities. In application of the standards of this Code for off-street parking and loading, reference may be made to provisions of other portions of the Municipal Code concerning off-street parking and loading facilities, and to standards of the Better Streets Plan and the Bureau of Engineering of the Department of Public Works. Final authority for the application of such standards under this Code, and for adoption of regulations and interpretations in furtherance of the stated provisions of this Code shall, however, rest with the Planning Department.
(a) Required Parking and Loading on the Same Lot as the Use Served. Every required off-street parking or loading space shall be located on the same lot as the use served by it, except as provided in Section 161 of this Code.
(b) Off-Street Parking and Loading on Private Property. Every off-street parking or loading space shall be located in its entirety within the lot lines of private property. Shared driveways are encouraged.
(c) Adequate Means of Ingress and Egress. Every off-street parking or loading space shall have adequate means of ingress from and egress to a Street or Alley. Access to off-street loading spaces shall be from Alleys in preference to Streets, except where otherwise specified in this Code.
Adequate reservoir space shall be provided on private property for entrance of vehicles to off-street parking and loading spaces, except with respect to spaces independently accessible directly from the Street.
For Residential Uses, independently accessible off-street parking spaces shall include spaces accessed by automated garages, or car elevators, lifts or other space-efficient parking as defined in Section 154(a)(4) and Section 154(a)(5) provided that no more than one car needs to be moved under its own power to access any one space.
(d) Enclosure of Off-Street Loading and Service Vehicle Spaces Required. All off-street freight loading and service vehicle spaces in the C-3, DTR, MUO, CMUO, WMUO, MUG, WMUG, and MUR shall be completely enclosed, and access from a public Street or Alley shall be provided by means of a private service driveway that is totally contained within the structure. Such a private service driveway shall include adequate space to maneuver trucks and service vehicles into and out of all provided spaces, and shall be designed so as to facilitate access to the subject property while minimizing interference with street and sidewalk circulation. Any such private service driveway shall be of adequate width to accommodate drive-in movement from the adjacent curb or inside traffic lane but shall in no case exceed 30 feet. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an adjacent Street or Alley is determined by the Zoning Administrator to be primarily used for building service, up to four off-street freight or loading spaces may be allowed to be individually accessible directly from such a Street or Alley, pursuant to the provisions of Section 309 in a C-3 District, the provisions of Section 309.1 in a DTR District, the provisions of Section 329 for projects subject to Section 329 in a MUO, CMUO, WMUO, MUG, WMUG, or MUR District, or by administrative decision of the Zoning Administrator for projects that are not subject to Section 329 in a MUO, CMUO, WMUO, MUG, WMUG, or MUR District.
(e) Alternate Location of Service Vehicle Spaces. Where site constraints would make a consolidated freight loading and service vehicle facility impractical, service vehicle spaces required by Sections 153(a)(6) and 154(b)(3) of this Code may be located in a parking garage for the structure or other location separate from freight loading spaces.
(f) Freight Elevator Access to Off-Street Freight Loading. Whenever off-street freight loading spaces are provided, freight elevators immediately accessible from the loading dock shall be provided to all floors which contain uses that are included in the calculation of required number of freight loading spaces. If freight loading facilities are subterranean, the location and operation of freight elevators shall be designed, where feasible, to discourage use of freight elevators for deliveries from the ground floor. Directories of building tenants shall be provided at all freight elevators. A raised loading dock or receiving area shall be provided with sufficient dimensions to provide for short-term storage of goods. All required freight loading and service vehicle spaces shall be made available only to those vehicles at all times, and provision shall be made to minimize interference between freight loading and service operations, and garbage dumpster operations and storage.
(g) Parking Pricing Requirements. In order to discourage long-term commuter parking, any off-street parking spaces provided for a structure or use other than Residential or Hotel in a C-3, DTR, SPD, MUG, WMUG, MUR, CMUO, WMUO, or MUO District, whether classified as an accessory or Conditional Use, that are otherwise available for use for long-term parking by downtown workers shall maintain a rate or fee structure for their use such that the rate charge for four hours of parking duration is no more than four times the rate charge for the first hour, and the rate charge for eight or more hours of parking duration is no less than 10 times the rate charge for the first hour. Additionally, no discounted parking rate shall be permitted for weekly, monthly or similar time-specific periods.
(h) Layout and Markings. The internal layout of off-street parking and loading spaces, driveways, aisles and maneuvering areas shall be according to acceptable standards, and all spaces shall be clearly marked.
(i) Parking Spaces for Persons with Disabilities. For each 25 off-street parking spaces provided, one such space shall be designed and designated for persons with disabilities.
(k) Encroachments. Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be arranged, designed and operated so as to prevent encroachments upon sidewalk areas, bicycle lanes, transit-only lanes and adjacent properties, in the maneuvering, standing, queuing and storage of vehicles, by means of the layout and operation of facilities and by use of bumper or wheel guards or such other devices as are necessary.
(l) Driveways. Driveways crossing sidewalks shall be no wider than necessary for ingress and egress, and shall be arranged, to the extent practical, so as to minimize the width and frequency of curb cuts, to maximize the number and size of on-street parking spaces available to the public, and to minimize conflicts with pedestrian and transit movements.
(m) Surfacing and Grading. Every off-street parking or loading facility shall be suitably graded, surfaced, drained and maintained.
(n) Parking or Loading in Required Open Spaces. Off-street parking and loading spaces shall not occupy any required open space, except as specified in Section 136 of this Code.
(o) Accounting of Parking and Loading Spaces. No area credited as all or part of a required off-street parking space shall also be credited as all or part of a required off-street loading space, or used as all or part of an unrequired off-street loading space. No area credited as all or part of a required off-street loading space shall also be credited as all or part of a required off-street parking space, or used as all or part of an unrequired off-street parking space.
(p) Freight Loading Adjacent to R Districts. Any off-street freight loading area located within 50 feet of any R District shall be completely enclosed within a building if such freight loading area is used in regular night operation.
(q) Rooftop Parking. Rooftop parking, where allowed, shall be screened as provided in Section 141(d) of this Code.
(r) Protected Pedestrian-, Cycling-, and Transit-Oriented Street Frontages. In order to preserve the pedestrian character of certain districts and to minimize delays to transit service, garage entries, driveways, or other vehicular access to off-street parking or loading via curb cuts on development lots shall be regulated as set forth in this subsection (r). These limitations do not apply to the creation of new publicly-accessible Streets and Alleys. Any lot whose sole feasible vehicular access is via a protected street frontage described in this subsection (r) shall be exempted from any off-street parking or loading requirement found elsewhere in this Code.
(1) Folsom Street, from Second Street to The Embarcadero, not permitted except as set forth in Section 827.
(2) Not permitted:
(A) The entire portion of Market Street from The Embarcadero to Castro Street,
(B) Hayes Street from Franklin Street to Laguna Street, and Church Street in the NCT-3 and Upper Market NCT Districts,
(C) Van Ness Avenue from Hayes Street to Mission Street,
(D) Mission Street from The Embarcadero to Annie Street and from 10th Street to Division Street,
(E) Octavia Street from Hayes Street to Fell Street,
(F) Embarcadero in the DTR Districts,
(G) 22nd Street between 3rd Street and Minnesota Streets within the NCT-2 District,
(H) Valencia Street between 15th and 23rd Streets in the Valencia Street NCT District,
(I) Mission Street for the entirety of the Mission Street NCT District,
(J) 24th Street for the entirety of the 24th Street-Mission NCT,
(K) 16th Street between Guerrero and Capp Streets within the Valencia Street NCT and Mission Street NCT Districts,
(L) 16th Street between Kansas and Mississippi Streets in the UMU and PDR-1-D Districts,
(M) 6th Street for its entirety within the SoMa NCT District,
(N) 3rd Street, in the UMU districts for 100 feet north and south of Mariposa and 100 feet north and south of 20th Streets,
(O) Ocean Avenue within the Ocean Avenue NCT District,
(P) Geneva Avenue from I-280 to San Jose Avenue within the NCT-2 District,
(Q) Columbus Avenue between Washington and North Point Streets,
(R) Broadway from the Embarcadero on the east to Polk Street on the west,
(S) All alleyways in the Chinatown Mixed Use Districts,
(T) Diamond Street within the Glen Park NCT District,
(U) Chenery Street within the Glen Park NCT District,
(W) Ecker Alley in its entirety,
(X) Shaw Alley in its entirety,
(Y) 2nd Street from Market to Townsend Streets,
(Z) Destination Alleyways, as designated in the Downtown Streetscape Plan,
(AA) The western (inland) side of the Embarcadero between Townsend and Jefferson Streets,
(BB) Post Street, on the north side from Webster Street to Laguna Street and on the south side from Fillmore Street to Webster Street,
(CC) Buchanan Street from Post Street to Sutter Street,
(DD) Grant Avenue between Columbus Avenue and Filbert Street,
(EE) Green Street between Grant Avenue and Columbus/Stockton,
(FF) All Alleys within the North Beach NCD and the Telegraph Hill-North Beach Residential SUD,
(HH) California Street between Van Ness Avenue and Hyde Street,
(II) Hyde Street between California Street and Pine Street,
(JJ) Broadway between Van Ness Avenue and Larkin Street,
(KK) Bush Street between Van Ness Avenue and Larkin Street,
(LL) Pine Street between Van Ness Avenue and Larkin Street, and
(MM) Howard Street from 5th Street to 13th Street,
(NN) Folsom Street from 2nd Street to 13th Street,
(OO) Brannan Street from 2nd Street to 6th Street,
(PP) Townsend Street from 2nd Street to 6th Street, except as permitted pursuant to Section 329(e)(3)(B),
(QQ) 3rd Street from Folsom Street to Townsend Street,
(RR) 4th Street from Folsom Street to Townsend Street, and
(SS) 6th Street from Folsom Street to Brannan Street.
(TT) No curb cut shall be permitted that directly fronts an adjacent on-street striped bus stop (e.g., bus stop zones with striping or red curb) that has been approved by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board of Directors, transit bulb-out as defined in the Better Streets Plan, or on street frontage directly adjacent to a transit boarding island as defined in the Better Streets Plan if vehicles accessing the curb cut would be required to cross over the boarding island.
(3) Not permitted without Conditional Use authorization or Sections 309 or 329 exception. In the C-3-O(SD) and the Central SoMa Special Use Districts, the Planning Commission may grant permission for a new curb cut or an expansion of an existing one as an exception pursuant to Sections 309 or 329 in lieu of a Conditional Use authorization as long as the Commission makes the findings required under Section 303(y) and where the amount of parking proposed does not exceed the amounts permitted as accessory according to Section 151.1. In addition, in the MUG, WMUG, MUR, MUO, RED, RED-MX, and SPD Districts, the Planning Commission may grant permission for a new curb cut or an expansion of an existing one as an exception pursuant to Section 329 in lieu of a Conditional Use authorization as long as the Commission makes the findings required under Section 303(y). A Planning Commission Conditional Use authorization subject to the additional findings under Section 303(y) is required to allow a new curb cut or expansion of an existing one on any other restricted street identified in this subsection 155(r)(3).
(A) Except as provided in Section 155(r), in all zoning districts except RH, M, NC-S, P, PDR, and SALI, no curb cuts accessing off-street parking or loading shall be created or expanded on street frontages identified along any Transit Preferential Street as designated in the Transportation Element of the General Plan, or Neighborhood Commercial Street and Commercial Throughways as defined in the Better Streets Plan, or any SFMTA Board of Directors adopted bicycle routes or lanes, where an alternative frontage is available. On such bicycles routes or lanes where the bicycle facility is only on one side of the street, the curb cut restriction shall apply to the side of the street with the bicycle facility, and shall not apply to the opposite side of the street.
(B) The entire portion of California Street,
(C) Folsom Street, Geary Street, Mission Street, Powell Street and Stockton Street in the C-3 Districts,
(D) Grant Avenue from Market Street to Sacramento Street,
(E) Montgomery Street from Market Street to Columbus Avenue,
(F) Church Street and 16th Street in the RTO District,
(G) Duboce Street from Noe Street to Market Street,
(H) Octavia Street from Fell Street to Market Street,
(I) 1st, Fremont and Beale Streets from Market to Folsom Street,
(J) The eastern (water) side of The Embarcadero between Townsend and Taylor Streets,
(K) Fillmore Street from Hermann Street to Duboce Avenue,
(L) Noe Street from Duboce Avenue to Market Street, and
(M) Dolores Street from Market Street to 16th Street.
(N) Harrison Street from 2nd Street to 6th Street,
(O) Bryant Street from 2nd Street to 6th Street, and
(P) 5th Street from Howard Street to Townsend Street.
(4) In all zoning districts except RH, M, NC-S, P, PDR, and SALI, where an alternative frontage is not available, parking or loading access along any Transit Preferential Street as designated in the Transportation Element of the General Plan, or Neighborhood Commercial Street or Commercial Throughways defined in the Better Streets Plan, or any SFMTA Board of Directors adopted bicycle routes or lanes, may be allowed on streets not listed in subsection (r)(2) above as an exception in the manner provided in Section 309 for C-3-O(SD) Districts, Section 329 for Mixed-Use Districts, and in Section 303 for all other Districts in cases where the Planning Commission can determine that the final design of the parking access minimizes negative impacts to transit movement and to the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists to the fullest extent feasible.
(5) Corner lots in the SALI District. For corner lots in the SALI District, no new curb cut shall be permitted, nor any existing curb cut expanded, on any Street or Alley identified as an alley in the Western SoMa Area Plan of the General Plan if any property on the same block with frontage along that Street or Alley is designated as a RED or RED-MX District.
(6) A "development lot" shall mean any lot containing a proposal for new construction, building alterations which would increase the gross square footage of a structure by 20 percent or more, or change of use of more than 50 percent of the gross floor area of a structure containing parking. Pre-existing access to off-street parking and loading on development lots that violates the restrictions of this Section 155(r) may not be maintained.
(7) Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse projects pursuant to Section 210.5. Pre-existing garage entries, driveways, or other vehicular access to off-street parking and loading via curb cuts for Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse projects are not subject to Section 155(r). Creation of new or expanded garage entries, driveways, or other vehicular access to off-street parking and loading via curb cuts shall be subject to Section 155(r).
(s) Off-Street Parking and Loading in C-3 Districts. In C-3 Districts, restrictions on the design and location of off-street parking and loading and access to off-street parking and loading are necessary to reduce their negative impacts on neighborhood quality and the pedestrian environment.
(1) Ground Floor or Below-Grade Parking and Street Frontages with Active Uses.
(B) Parking located at or above ground level shall conform to the street frontage requirements of Section 145.1(c), and shall be lined with active uses, as defined by Section 145.4(d), to a depth of at least 25 feet along all ground-level street frontages, except for space allowed for parking and loading access, building egress, and access to mechanical systems.
(2) Residential Accessory Parking. For residential accessory off-street parking in C-3 Districts, two additional floors of above-grade parking beyond the at-grade parking allowed by Section 155(s)(1), to a maximum ceiling height of 35 feet from grade, may be permitted subject to the provisions of Section 309 of this Code provided it can be clearly demonstrated that transportation easements or contaminated soil conditions make it practically infeasible to build parking below-ground. The determination of practical infeasibility shall be made based on an independent, third-party geotechnical assessment conducted by a licensed professional and funded by the project sponsor. The Planning Director shall make a determination as to the objectivity of the study prior to the Planning Commission’s consideration of the exception application under Section 309.
(3) Temporary Parking Lots. Parking lots permitted in C-3 Districts as temporary uses according to Section 156(f) are not subject to the requirements of subsection (1)(B) above.
(A) Width of Openings. Any single development is limited to a total of two Façade openings for parking and loading ingress or egress; these Façade openings shall conform to the requirements of Sec. 145.1(c)(2).
(B) Porte Cocheres. Porte cocheres to accommodate passenger loading and unloading are not permitted except as part of a Hotel, inn, or hostel use. For the purpose of this Section, a “porte cochere” is defined as an off-street driveway, either covered or uncovered, for the purpose of passenger loading or unloading, situated between the ground floor façade of the building and the sidewalk.
(t) Garage Additions in the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District, North Beach-Telegraph Hill Residential Special Use District, and Chinatown Mixed Use Districts. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the contrary, a mandatory discretionary review hearing by the Planning Commission is required in order to install a garage in an existing or proposed structure of two units or more in the North Beach NCD, the North Beach-Telegraph Hill Residential SUD, and the Chinatown Mixed Use Districts.
In order to approve the installation of any garage in these districts, the City shall find that: (1) the proposed garage opening/addition of off-street parking will not cause the elimination or reduction of ground-story retail or commercial space; (2) the proposed garage opening/addition of off-street parking will not eliminate or decrease the square footage of any dwelling unit, (3) the building has not had two or more evictions with each eviction associated with a separate unit(s) within the past ten years, and (4) the garage would not front on an Alley pursuant to Section 155(r)(2) of this Code or on a public right-of-way narrower than 41 feet, and (5) the proposed garage/addition of off-street parking is consistent with the Priority Policies of Section 101.1 of this Code. Prior to the issuance of notification under Section 311 or 312 of this Code, the Department shall require a signed affidavit by the project sponsor attesting to (1), (2), and (3) above, which the Department shall independently verify, and the Department shall determine whether the project complies with subsection (4) above. If the project sponsor does not provide such signed affidavit, or the garage would front on an Alley or on a public right-of-way narrower than 41 feet, the Department shall disapprove the application and no Planning Commission hearing shall be required.
(u) Driveway and Loading Operations Plan (DLOP) in the Central SoMa Special Use District and Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District.
(1) Purpose. The purpose of a Driveway and Loading Operations Plan (DLOP) is to reduce potential conflicts between driveway and loading operations, including passenger and freight loading activities, and pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles, to maximize reliance of on-site loading spaces to accommodate new loading demand, and to ensure that off-site loading activity is considered in the design of new buildings.
(2) Applicability. Development projects of more than 100,000 net new gross square feet in the Central SoMa Special Use District and Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District.
(3) Requirement. Applicable projects shall prepare a DLOP for review and approval by the Planning Department, in consultation with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. The DLOP shall be written in accordance with any guidelines issued by the Planning Department.
(Amended by Ord. 414-85, App. 9/17/85; Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; Ord. 32-91, App. 1/25/91; Ord. 314-95, App. 10/6/95; Ord. 31-96, App. 1/11/96; Ord. 343-98, App. 11/19/98; Ord. 199-00, File No. 001102, App. 8/18/2000; Ord. 193-01, File No. 010488, App. 9/7/2001; Ord. 217-05, File No. 050865, App. 8/19/2005; Ord. 129-06, File No, 060372, App. 6/22/2006; Ord. 72-08, File No. 071157, App. 4/3/2008; Ord. 112-08, File No. 080095, App. 6/30/2008; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; Ord. 61-09, File No. 090181, App. 4/17/2009; Ord. 187-09, File No. 090867, App. 8/12/2009; Ord. 77-10, File No. 091165, App. 4/16/2010; Ord. 25-11, File No. 101464, App. 2/24/2011; Ord. 63-11, File No. 101053, App. 4/7/2011, Eff. 5/7/2011; Ord. 109-11, File No. 101350, App. 6/29/2011, Eff. 7/29/2011; Ord. 35-12
, File No. 111305, App. 2/21/2012, Eff. 3/22/2012; Ord. 182-12
, File No. 120665, App. 8/8/2012, Eff. 9/7/2012; Ord. 42-13
, File No. 130002, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013; Ord. 56-13
, File No. 130062, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013; Ord. 232-14
, File No. 120881, App. 11/26/2014, Eff. 12/26/2014; Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015; Ord. 229-15
, File No. 151126, App. 12/22/2015, Eff. 1/21/2016; Ord. 99-17, File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017; Ord. 129-17, File No. 170203, App. 6/30/2017, Eff. 7/30/2017; Ord. 196-17, File No. 170419, App. 10/5/2017, Eff. 11/4/2017; Ord. 205-17, File No. 170418, App. 11/3/2017, Eff. 12/3/2017; Ord. 277-18, File No. 180914, App. 11/20/2018, Eff. 12/21/2018; Ord. 296-18, File No. 180184, App. 12/12/2018, Eff. 1/12/2019; Ord. 311-18, File No. 181028, App. 12/21/2018, Eff. 1/21/2019; Ord. 63-20, File No. 200077, App. 4/24/2020, Eff. 5/25/2020; Ord. 126-20, File No. 200559, App. 7/31/2020, Eff. 8/31/2020; Ord. 47-21, File No. 201175, App. 4/16/2021, Eff. 5/17/2021; Ord. 136-21, File No. 210674, App. 8/4/2021, Eff. 9/4/2021; Ord. 159-23, File No. 230732, App. 7/28/2023, Eff. 8/28/2023; Ord. 33-24, File No. 231144, App. 2/21/2024, Eff. 3/23/2024)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Divisions (d), (s)(1)(B), and (s)(3)(B) amended; Ord. 63-11, Eff. 5/7/2011. Divisions (g), (i), and (r) amended; Ord. 109-11, Eff. 7/29/2011. Divisions (r)(2)(T) and (r)(2)(U) added; Ord. 35-12
, Eff. 3/22/2012. Division (r)(2)(D) amended; divisions (r)(2)(V)-(Y) added; division (r)(3) amended; division (r)(3)(I) added; Ord. 182-12
, Eff. 9/7/2012. Divisions (d) and (g) amended; new division (r)(5) added and former division (r)(5) redesignated as (r)(6); Ord. 42-13
, Eff. 4/27/2013. Designation of subdivisions of division (r)(2) corrected; Ord. 56-13
, Eff. 4/27/2013. Divisions (d) and (e) amended; new divisions (r)(2)(Z) and (r)(2)(AA) added; former division (r)(3)(A) amended and divided into current divisions (r)(3)(A) and (B); former divisions (r)(3)(B)-(E) redesignated as (r)(3)(C)-(F); former division (r)(3)(F) deleted; division (r)(3)(J) added; division (s)(1)(A) amended; former division (s)(1)(B)(i) deleted; former divisions (s)(2) and (s)(2)(A) amended and merged to form current division (s)(2); former division (s)(2)(B) deleted; division (s)(3) amended; former divisions (s)(3)(A) and (B) deleted; division (s)(4) amended; division (t) added; Ord. 232-14
, Eff. 12/26/2014. Divisions (d), (s)(1)(B), and (s)(4)(B) amended; Ord. 22-15, Eff. 3/22/2015. Divisions (r)(2)(BB) and (CC) added; Ord. 229-15
, Eff. 1/21/2016. Introductory paragraph and divisions (a)-(r) amended; former division (c)(1) redesignated as unnumbered; division (s)(1)(A) amended; divisions (s)(1)(C) and (s)(3) deleted; former divisions (s)(4) and (s)(5) redesignated (s)(3) and (s)(4) and current divisions (s)(3) and (s)(4)(B) amended; Ord. 99-17, Eff. 6/18/2017. Divisions (r) and (r)(2)(CC) amended; divisions (r)(2)(DD)-(FF) added; Ord. 129-17, Eff. 7/30/2017. Division (t) amended; Ord. 196-17, Eff. 11/4/2017. Division (r) amended; divisions (r)(2)(GG)-(LL) added; division (s)(4) designation corrected; Ord. 205-17, Eff. 12/3/2017. Divisions (r), (r)(1), and (r)(3)-(6) amended; divisions (r)(2)(MM), (r)(3)(A), and (r)(3)(K)-(M) added; former divisions (r)(3)(A)-(D) redesignated as (r)(3)(B)-(E); former division (r)(3)(E) deleted; Ord. 277-18
, Eff. 12/21/2018. Section header amended; divisions (d), (g), (r)(2)(N), (r)(2)(Y), and (r)(3) amended; divisions (r)(2)(GG)-(MM) [second group], (r)(3)(K)-(M) [second group], and (u)-(u)(3) added; Ord. 296-18
, Eff. 1/12/2019. Introductory paragraph and divisions (a), (s)(1)(A), and (s)(3) amended; Ord. 311-18
, Eff. 1/21/2019. Divisions (r), (r)(3)(A), and (r)(4) amended; division (r)(2)(MM) deleted; divisions (r)(2)(GG)-(MM) [second group] redesignated as (r)(2)(MM)-(RR) and (r)(2)(MMMM); division (r)(2)(TT) added; divisions (r)(3)(K)-(M) [second group] redesignated as (r)(3)(N)-(P); Ord. 63-20
, Eff. 5/25/2020. Divisions (u) and (u)(2) amended; Ord. 126-20
, Eff. 8/31/2020. Division (r)(2)(MMMM) redesignated as (r)(2)(SS); Ord. 47-21, Eff. 5/17/2021 and Ord. 136-21, Eff. 9/4/2021. Division (r)(7) added; Ord. 159-23, Eff. 8/28/2023. Divisions (r)(4) and (s)(4)(A) amended; Ord. 33-24, Eff. 3/23/2024.
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